In financial year 2023, around 37 million Aadhaar identification cards were generated in India. The number of Aadhaar card generation peaked in financial year 2014 for the recorded period. Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number that can be obtained by residents of India. It is the world's largest biometric identification system introduced by the Indian government. A cumulative of over 1.3 billion Aadhaar cards have been generated till date.
Number of Aadhaar cards generated across India from financial year 2011 to 2023
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of Aadhaar cards in millions
FY 2023
36.9
FY 2022
39.2
FY 2021
32.5
FY 2020
22.2
FY 2019
28.6
FY 2018
74.2
FY 2017
133.7
FY 2016
194.5
FY 2015
194.6
FY 2014
298.3
FY 2013
151.7
FY 2012
155.9
FY 2011
4.2
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Unique Identification Authority of India. (December 28, 2023). Number of Aadhaar cards generated across India from financial year 2011 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349391/india-number-of-aadhaar-cards-generated/
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